Issue Detail
Issue 154
March 2008
Rich man, poor man
RICH MAN, POOR MAN
Why class matters to your research
TOMB READER
Part one of our guide to reading monumental inscriptions
WHEN THE RAILWAYS CAME
How did it affect our ancestors?
ROLL OUT THE BARRELS
The life and time of a cooper
WORCESTERSHIRE
A spotlight on this historic county's resources
FAMILY AND WAR
A bumper edition of Photo Detective
STRANGER THAN FICTION
One man's search for the secrets of his father's youth
FOSTER
What's in a name?
HUDDERSFIELD AND DISTRICT FHS
Local focus
Competition
We're offering you the chance to win a bumper group of goodies from top genealogy online company S&N Genealogy. The winner will receive: a copy of RootsMagic Platinum software (worth £49.95); a year’s subscription to top family history website TheGenealogist.co.uk, worth over £55; and £40 worth of vouchers for BMDregisters.co.uk, the official non-parochial BMDs service.
To win, just email the answer to the question below to fhm@metropolis.co.uk
by 30th November 2008.
Q: Who wrote the 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family?